i got my jb3 today, i fired it up. and proceeded to delete all the albums the original owner had on there... about half or 2/3s through in deleting them the screen went blank while deleting an album

i tryed powering down, nothing. so i took the batterys out, and turned it back on. the creative logo and the eax logo both flashed, then blank again, with the light on

i tryed reseting it, and still the same

i didnt delete any neccesary firmware or anything by reseting it did I?

any reccomendations or advice?

i cant access it with my pc at the moment,as included was a firewire cable, and i dont have my firewire card in yet...

and i have to have it for saturday, its a must

help please!

Not to sure.

Sounds like you have already done everything i could tell you to try without the firewire. Taking batteries out, making sure they are charged, and reseting it.
Did you delete anything besides albums?

tryed all the power sources, still the same thing, still nothing past the startup screens

im just gonna go spend the money on a firewire card for my pc tomorrow morning, thats what im gonna have to do

big plus T to all of you

the nomadness.net is the greatest forums for this machine

this is what i did:
nomadness.net FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)



Category: Main -> Nomad Jukebox 3

Question
·  Can I use the NJB3 while jogging?
·  How can I enter the rescue mode?
·  How to delete the Media Database in PlayCentre 3?
·  Why does my NJB3 lockup after charging?
·  Why does my NJB3 not show Albums under the Artist category?
·  How do I do a disk cleanup on the NJB3?
·  What charging strategy should I use with the LiIon battery?
·  What are the .MET files appearing in my music file directory?
·  How do I enable Smart Volume Management (SVM) analysis of my tracks?
·  Where can I get the IR codes that the Jukebox 3 remote uses so I can program my programmable remote?
·  How does PlayCentre handle upload of MP3's with v1 and v2 ID3 tags?
·  What happens to my v1 and v2 ID3 data when copying tracks back from PlayCentre?
·  Are there any plans to support future codecs? e.g. Ogg, MP3Pro
·  How can I tell how much play time I have left in my battery or batteries?
·  How do I disable Creative Disc Detector?
·  What charging strategy does the LiIon charger use?
·  Does the NJB3 appear as a drive letter?
·  Why are my tracks appearing out of order?
·  How can I tell which version of PlayCentre I am using?
·  What alternatives are there to PlayCentre for ripping/encoding/tagging?
·  How do I disable the PDE (Creative Player) Detector?
·  What alternatives are there to PlayCentre for copying files on and off the NJB3?
·  The NJB3 is not being found when connected via firewire
·  Can I backup the bundled content on my NJB3?
·  I cannot register the CDDB, or get CDDB to function in PlayCentre
·  Is the NJB3 compatible with the Mac?
·  Why does the battery not last as long as specified?
·  My hard disk is X Gb, but my Nomad shows less. Why?
·  Does the Zen support or show files/folders?
·  How do I change the Startup Screen?


Answer
·  Can I use the NJB3 while jogging?
Creative Labs do not recommend you use the NJB while jogging. The impact loads sustained are presumably too much for the laptop hard disk.

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·  How can I enter the rescue mode?
1. Remove the battery or press the reset button.
2. Either while reinserting the battery or after reset ensure that the stop button is held down.
3. As soon as the 'Creative' logo appears on the screen during the boot sequence, release the stop button. Immediately press and release the play button. The unit should boot to a diagnostics mode with several recovery options. Those are:
1. Clean Up (Performs a scan disk on the HDD)
2. Format All (*WARNING* ALL contents will be lost, including pre-installed content)
3. Reload OS (*WARNING* THIS IS AN ADVANCED OPTION. DO NOT choose this unless you are sure of what you are doing as you could render your player unusable. You must also have a suitable firmware file on your PC for reloading via USB)
4. Reboot

i just did a clean up, reboot, and everything is fine!!!

im fucking excited now. bot about 8 hours of taping to do tomorrow, and this was my only option!

thanks

i bought the unit used on ebay from a guy with real bad taste in music! he had alot of gospel/oldies on there

that a good question about the firmware. the auction didnt even say, il have to ask him

Again, I'd have to recommend using the 1.20.06..

Go to the forums at that nomad site and search for "1.32.02" and see all the problems people have had with it.. keep in mind once you upgrade the firmware you can go back.

Lee, thanks for the correct, right, you CAN NOT go back.. well, sort of.  Apparently you can fool the thing with some french firmware to try and restore it.. but why bother if you don't have to right?

What's the beef?  Just search the forums at that nomadness.net site and look at all the problems people have had with the "latest and greatest"...

Just IMHO, but no one can tell me a benefit of 1.30 over 1.20 so why risk it?

Glad to hear they found a good home  +T back atcha!!